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MEMORANDUM
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
DATE OF HEARING:
July 7,2010
TO:
Springfield Planning Commission
TRANSMITTAL
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
Steve Hopkins, Planner 2
Discretionary Use hearing to consider a proposed church at 1250 18th
Street.
SUBJECT:
ISSUE: There are certain uses which, due to the nature of their impact on nearby uses and public
facilities, require a case-by-case review and analysis at the Planning Commission or Hearings Official
level. To mitigate these and other possible impacts, conditions may be applied to address potential
adverse effects associated with the proposed use.
DISCUSSION: The applicant is proposing a church at 1250 18th Street. The site is zoned MUC (Mixed
Use Commercial). In this zone, a church requires a Discretionary Use application. The Planning
Commission will review the DU application to determine if a church is an appropriate use at this site.
Based on evidence provided at the hearing, the Planning Commission may add conditions to mitigate
anticipated impacts to the community.
This is a small neighborhood church with negligible off-site impacts. No service providers have
identified any infrastructure deficiencies, and no comments have been submitted by the neighbors. If
the DU is approved, the Director will review the Site Plan for conformance with the S~e Plan approval
criteria contained in SDC 5.17-125, as well as any conditions placed by the Planning Commission.
Based the findings set forth in this report, staff recommends approval of the proposal.
ACTION REQUESTED: The Planning Commission is requested to review the proposed activity against
the approval criteria for discretionary uses found in Section 5.9-120 of the Springfield Development
Code and make a determination as to whether the proposed activity meets those criteria. The
Commission may approve the proposed use, approve the use with conditions, or deny the use.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Staff Report.
Attachment 2: Planning Commission Order.
Attachment 3: Applicant's statement, dated June 1, 2010.
Attachment 4: Plot plan
Attachment 5: Site photos
Attachment 6: Comments from PW Transportation, dated June 8, 2010.
Attachment 7: Comments from PW Engineering, dated June 21, 2010.
Attachment 8: Comments from Fire Dept., dated June 21, 2010.
Attachment 9: Letter from Springfield Utility Board, dated June 18, 2010
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DSD- URBAN PLANNING DIVISION STAFF REPORT
Hearing Date: July 7, 2010
Project Proposal: Discretionary Use for a Church
Case Number: DRC2010-00018
Project Location: 125018'" St
Map/fax lot: 17-03-25-34-03900
Property size: 11 acres
Base Zone: MUC (Mixed Use Commercial)
Overlay District(s): Drinking Water Protection Overlay, 1-5 year TOTZ of the 16'" & Q Street
well.
Metro Plan Designation: Mixed Use Commercial
Application Submitted: June 1, 2010
Other Application(s): none
Staff: Steve Hopkins, AICP, Planner 2
A licant
Hope Community Church
1250 18'" Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Re resentative
Rev. Bill White
Hope Community Church
125018'" Street
S rin field, OR 97477
Land Owner
Steven Yett/Mercury Dime,
LLC
777 High Street
Eu ene OR 97401
Summary
The purpose of this Discretionary Use application is to allow the Hope Community Church to
move from its current location at 14'" and Main, to a new location in the former DMV office at
the Mohawk shopping center. In accordance with SDC 3.2-610, a church in the MUC zone
requires a Discretionary Use permit and compliance with the Specific Development Standards
in SDC 4.7-130. This is a small neighborhood church with negligible off-site impacts. There are
two services on Sunday mornings. At most, each service has 50 people. Typically, there are
fewer than ten cars on Sunday morning, since most attendees arrive by walking or bicycling.
No outside improvements related to the church are proposed since there is adequate parking,
there is no outdoor trash area, and the existing landscaping complies with the Springfield
Development Code.
This move will also allow the church to operate a daycare center within the same building.
The Discretionary Use application is only for the church, because the daycare center has been
reviewed and approved in a separate application. A daycare center is an allowed use in the
MUC zone and requires compliance with SDC 3.2-600, and the Specific Development standards
contained in SDC 4.7-125. Compliance with those standards was verified by a site visit on May
24,2010. The applicant is also complying with the requirements of the State Child Care
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Division and the City of Springfield Building Safety Division. No further Planning review is
required for the daycare center.
The site is within the Drinking Water Protection Overlay. It is within the 1-5 year Time of
Travel Zone of the 16th & Q Street well. The church and daycare have been granted an
exemption, as evidenced by the letter from SUB dated June 18, 2010.
Since all other standards for the dual use (church and daycare center) have been met, the
Commission is asked take public testimony and determine if the church is an appropriate use at
this site. The Commission has three options:
1. approve as recommended, or
2. approve but add/ modify conditions based on testimony at the hearing, or
3. deny the application.
Procedural Findings:
. Notice of the public hearing was sent to adjacent property owners/ occupants within 300
feet of the subject site on Tune 8, 2010. The applicant and parties submitting testimony at
the public hearing have appeal rights and are mailed a copy of this decision for
consideration.
. Notification was published in the Register Guard on Tune 16, 2010.
. On Tune 22, 2010, the City's Development Review Committee reviewed the application.
City staff's review comments have been reduced to findings and conditions as necessary
to demonstrate compliance with the Criteria of Approval contained in SDC 5.9-120.
5.9-120 Criteria
A Discretionary Use may be approved only if the Planning Commission or Hearings Official
finds that the proposal conforms with the Site Plan Review approval criteria specified in
Section 5.17-125, where applicable, and the following approval criteria:
A, The proposed use conforms with applicable:
1. Provisions of the Metro Plan;
2. Refinement plans;
3. Plan District standards;
4. Conceptual Development Plans or
5. Specific Development Standards in this Code;
SDC 4.7-130 Churches
A. Churches shall have a landscaped front yard setback of 15 feet
and landscaped side and rear yard setbacks of 20 feet.
EXCEPTION: The landscaped setbacks for parking lots and
driveways may be reduced to 5 feet when the Director
determines that adequate buffering has been provided.
Attachment 1-2
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B. A minimum of 25 percent of the lot/parcel shall be landscaped.
C. Churches shall abut an arterial or collector street.
Finding: The site is zoned MUC (Mixed Use Commercial) and is designated Mixed Use
Commercial by the Metro Plan. There is no applicable refinement plan or conceptual
development plan.
Finding: In accordance with SDC 3.2-610, Churches are a Discretionary Use in the MUC
zone, and are subject to specific development standards contained in SDC 4.7-130.
Finding; SDC 4.7-130 contains the specific development standards for churches. This is
an existing building on a site developed as a shopping center. The site complies with
these standards.
Finding; The church abuts 18th Street, which is classified as a collector.
B. The site under consideration is suitable for the proposed use, considering:
1. The location, size, design and operating characteristics of the use (operating
characteristics include but are not limited to parking, traffic, noise, vibration,
emissions, light, glare, odor, dust, visibility, safety, and aesthetic considerations,
where applicable);
2. Adequate and safe circulation exists for vehicular access to and from the
proposed site, and on-site circulation and emergency response as well as pedestrian,
bicycle and transit circulation;
Finding: The main access to the church will be from 18th Street.
Finding: The existing parking lot provides adequate on-site circulation and parking
spaces. SDC 4.6-125 requires 1 parking space for each 100 sf of floor area in the primary
assembly area. There are more than 20 spaces in the immediate vicinity of the building.
Finding: SDC 4.6-155 requires 3 short term bicycle spaces and four are provided.
3. The natural and physical features of the site, including but not limited to,
riparian areas, regulated wetlands, natural stormwater management/drainage areas
and wooded areas shall be adequately considered in the project design; and
Finding: The site is within the 1-5 year Time of Travel Zone of the 16th & Q Street well.
Finding: A Drinking Water Protection Overlay application is not required. An
exemption was granted on June 18, 2010, as evidenced by the letter from the Springfield
Utility Board.
Finding; The Natural Resources Study, the National Wetlands Inventory, the Springfield
Wetland Inventory Map, and the list of Historic Landmark Sites were consulted. No
historic or cultural resources have been identified on this site.
Attachment 1-3
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4. Adequate public facilities and services are available, including but not limited
to, utilities, streets, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewer and other public
infrastructure.
Finding: Based on comments from service providers, the public services to the site are
adequate to serve the proposed church and daycare center.
c. Any adverse effects of the proposed use on adjacent properties and on the public can
be mitigated through the:
1. Application of other Code standards (including, but not limited to: buffering
from less intensive uses and increased setbacks);
2. Site Plan Review approval conditions, where applicable;
3. Other approval conditions that may be required by the Approval Authority;
and/or
4. A proposal by the applicant that meets or exceeds the cited Code standards
and/or approval conditions.
Finding: Tax lot 3900 contains approximately 11 acres and is developed with a shopping
mall and several detached buildings. The church will occupy a detached building that
contains approximately 2,000sf and will not generate any impacts in excess of other
existing or permitted Mixed Use Commercial uses.
Finding: There are no identified conflicts that require additional mitigation.
D. Applicable Discretionary Use criteria in other Sections of this Code:
1. Wireless telecommunications systems facilities requiring Discretionary Use
approval are exempt from Subsections A.-C., above but shall comply with the
approval criteria specified in Section 4.3-145.
2. Alternative design standards for multifamily development are exempt from
Subsections A. - c., above but shall comply with the approval criteria specified in
Section 3.2-245.
3. Fences requiring Discretionary Use approval are exempt from Subsections A.-
c., above but shall comply with the approval criteria specified in Section 4.4-115C.
4. The siting of public elementary, middle and high schools requiring
Discretionary Use approval is exempt from Subsections A.-C., above but shaH
comply with the approval criteria specified in Section 4.7-195.
Finding:: SDC 5.19-120(1)-(4) are not applicable.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of fact and conclusion of law, and the evidence in the record,
the Director concludes the proposal complies with SDC 5.9-120, and recommends approval to
the Planning Commission.
DRC2010-00018 Hope Community Church
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Attachment 1-4
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BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
A DISCRETIONARY USE HEARING FOR (
A CHURCH LOCATED AT 1250 18TH ST (
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Case Number: DRC2010-00018 (
FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND ORDER (
NATURE OF THE APPLICATION
Hope Community Church submitted an application to occupy an existing building located
at 1250 18th Street. The Springfield Developmenf Code (SDC) Section 3.2-610 lists
"Churches" as a discretionary use in the MUC (Mixed Use Commercial) zoning district,
requiring action by the Planning Council to approve.
1. The application conforms to the provisions of Section 5.9-115 of the Springfield
Development Code. Timely and sufficient notice of the public hearing, pursuant
to Section 5.1-135 of the Springfield Development Code was provided.
2. On July 7,2010, a public hearing on the proposed use was held. The
Development Services staff report, including criteria of approval, findings, and
recommendations, together with the testimony and submittals of those persons
testifying at the hearing or in writing, have been considered and are part of the
record of this proceeding.
CONCLUSION
On the basis of this record, the requested discretionary use is consistent with the criteria
of approval of Section 5.9-120 of the Development Code. This general finding is
supported by the specifiC findings of fact and conclusion in the Staff Report that is
attached hereto.
The proposed church is approved as a discretionary use under SDC Section 3.2-610
"Churches" in the MUC (Mixed Use Commercial) zoning district.
Attachment 2-1
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DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
It is the DECISION of the Planning Commission of Springfield that Journal Number
DRC2010-00018, Discretionary Use, be approved.
This DECISION was presented to and approved by the Planning Commission on July 7,
2010.
Planning Commission Chairperson
A TrEST:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Order
DRC2010-00018
July 7, 2010
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Attachment 2-2
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Narrative for Hope Community Church
Date: June 1, 2010
To: Springfield Planning Commission
From: Rev. Bill White, Hope Community Church
Re: Discretionary Use for church, MUC (Mixed Use Commercial) zone. Site address: 1250
18th Street. Map and Tax lot: 17-03-25-34-00-3900
The purpose of this Discretionary Use application is to allow the Hope Community Church to
move from its current location at 14th and Main, to a new location in the fonmer DMV office at the
Mohawk shopping center.
The church primarily ministers to socially and economically disadvantaged people within the
Springfield community. There are two services on Sunday mornings. At most, each service has
50 people. Typically, there are fewer than ten cars on Sunday morning, since most attendees
arrive by walking or bicycling.
This new location will allow the church to operate a daycare center in the same building. The
previous site was too constrained for safe operation of a daycare. The State Child Care
Division has visited the site and has approved the daycare center for up to 40 children.
The interior of the building will be remodeled to accommodate the church as well as the daycare
center. Except for the outdoor play area for the daycare center, there will be minimal exterior
changes. The existing parking lot provides ample parking for the Sunday services, and there
are four bicycle parking spaces adjacent to the front entrance. Only 3 bicycle spaces are
required.
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Memorandum
City of Springfield
Date:
To:
From:
Subject:
June 8, 2010
Steve Hopkins - Planning
Jesse Jones, P.E., Civil Engineer
DRC201O-00018 WhitelHope Community ChurchNett
The Transportation Division has reviewed the materials provided with the subject application.
The required findings and conditions outlined below are provided for your implementation into
the land use decision.
General
Finding: Approval ofthis proposal would allow Hope Community Church to move from its
current location at 14th and Main into the former DMV office building in the Mohawk Shopping
Center. The entire development site is located at 1250 18th Street on Tax Lot 3900 of Map 17-
03-25-34.
Transnortation Svstem Imnacts
Finding: There are no transportation system impacts.
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Date Received:
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PWengineering.txt
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Steve,
WALTER Eric
Monday, June 21,20103:17 PM
HOPKINS Steve
RE: DRc2010-00018
Public Works Engineering has no DRC comments since no work is being done. Checking on the
transportation SDC impacts, the property will have a credit of $4134.87 that we have saved on file for
potential use on future development of this property. Please let us know if you have questions.
Thanks,
Eric
Eric Walter, P.E.
Civil Engineer
City of Springfield, Engineering Division
Public Works Department
Ph (541) 736-1034
Fax (541) 736-1021
ewalter@ci.springfield.or.us
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Fire comments.txt
GORDON Gilbert
Monday, June 21, 2010 2:34 PM
HOPKINS Steve; WALTER Eric; JONES JeSse
'CHINITZ Amy C'; GERARD Alan; FECHTEL Melissa
RE: DRc2010-00018
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Springfield Fire Marshal's Office has no further comment on this submittal. Access
and water supply are already pre-existing and adequate for the site.
Gilbert R. Gordon
Deputy Fire Marshal
Springfield Fire and Life Safety
225 Fifth SlTeet
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 541-726-2293
E-Mail: ggordon@ci.springfieId.or.us
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June 18, 2010
Steve Hopkins
Development Services
City of Springfield
225 5th Street
Springfield, OR 97477
RE:
DRINKING WATER PROTECTION APPLICATION EXEMPTION REQUEST
# DRC2010-00018 ASSESSOR'S MAP: 17-03-25-34 TAX LOT: 3900
ADDRESS: 1250 18th Street
Dear Steve:
I have received the exemption request submitted by Dill White on behalf of New Hope
Community Church, The information provided indicates that the total quantity of
hazardous materials will not exceed twenty gallons and none of the products contain
DNAPLs. 8ased on the information provided in the request, the exemption can be granted.
Please note that the facility may be inspected at any time to verifY the information provided
in the exemption certification. If at any point the conditions of exemption are no longer
met, a Drinking Water Protection Overlay District application may be required.
Feel free to contact me at 541-744-3745 for further details or with any questions.
Sincerely,
eJ""^g- (',
Amy E. Chinitz
Water Quality Protection Cool'dinator
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